Overwatch's open beta begins

competitive play, which has been pulled until some time after release for a redesign.

Overall, it's much closer to a demo than a beta (although not close enough that your progress will carry over to live). Blizzard must be confident it'll shine.

The floodgates are open until 10am PT (6pm BST) May 9. You don't need anything other than a Battle.net and an internet connection to take part.

Overwatch is out May 24.